Cherry – A True Friend for Girls

Cherry, its scientific name is Cerasus pseudocerasus. It is
referred to subgenus of Cerasus Laurocerasus. The trees is between 2-6 m high,
with gray bark. Branches are grayish brown and tender green,
glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Winter
buds is in oval shape, glabrous. Florescence time is between March and April,
bearing fruit period is between May and June.

The fruits are generally eaten as fruit. It comes with bright and vibrant colors from
buttery yellow to bright red, like agate.
The shape of the fruit is round look like a micro size apple, with a
long pedicel. Fruits are rich in sugar,
protein, vitamin A and C, minerals include calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium
and many other elements.

The world’s cherry plantation are mainly distributed in the
United States, Canada, Chile, Australia, Europe and China. China’s main producing areas are Shandong,
Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Henan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan and few other places.

Seeds of cherry, apple and other Rosaceae plants, such as
apricot, peach, plum and loquat, contain a substance called cyanogen glucoside.
It is not toxic by itself but cyanogen glucoside enzyme interact with acid, it
will produce a toxic called hydrocyanic acid. The common symptoms of hydrocyanic acid
poisoning is oral bitterness, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting. Serious case will be unconscious,

The fruit is very sweet with a bit of sour and tepid. It is
said to be good for the spleen and stomach, nourish the liver and kidney, and
can help to prevent diarrheal. It also
has effect to fade the facial freckles and stretch mark as well.

It usually eat as raw fruit. It can also be used as 1 of the
ingredient of soup. With its high
content is sugar, it can be used to produce wine like grapes.

Cherries can relieve anemia. Iron is the raw material for
the synthesis of human hemoglobin. The
WHO survey showed that about 50% of the girls, 20% of the adult women and 40%
of the pregnant women had iron deficiency anemia. With its iron content, cherry can definitely
help to them.

Besides the fruit, cherry wood also has a high value in the
making furniture, like chair, table, and desk. In general, cherry is very hard
to grow as there are many different diseases and fungus that will attack them
all year round. That’s why the price of
the fruit is relatively higher compare to other fruits. Nonetheless, it is still a popular fruit as
it is sweet and tasty.

Although cherry is good, it is not to advise to take too
much. It also contains a certain amount of cyanide glycosides, if consumed too
much will cause iron poisoning or cyanide poisoning especially with empty
stomach.